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South San Francisco, CA - USA

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Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

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Our client a world leader in diagnostics and life sciences is looking for an "Bioinformatics Associate 3 based out of South San Francisco CA.


Hybrid Role 2 days onsite


Job Duration: Long Term Contract (Possibility Of Further Extension)


Company Benefits: Medical Dental Vision Paid Sick leave 401K


Job Description:


We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Bioinformatician to join our team. The successful candidate will play a critical role in developing implementing and maintaining robust bioinformatics pipelines for the analysis of next-generation sequencing (NGS) data. This position requires strong expertise in either Python or R programming for data manipulation statistical analysis and visualization applied to various genomics research projects. You will work closely with molecular biologists geneticists and computational scientists to support our ongoing research and operations efforts.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Pipeline Development: Design develop test and optimize automated bioinformatics pipelines for the processing and analysis of diverse sequencing data.
  • Data Analysis: Perform advanced statistical and computational analyses of genomics data including variant calling differential gene expression pathway analysis genomic annotation and custom analyses tailored to research questions.
  • Scripting & Programming: Write efficient well-documented and reproducible code primarily in Python or R for data cleaning transformation integration and visualization.
  • Algorithm Implementation: Evaluate implement and adapt existing bioinformatics tools and algorithms as well as contribute to the development of novel methods.
  • Collaboration: Work collaboratively with wet-lab scientists to understand experimental designs troubleshoot data quality issues and interpret biological findings.
  • Troubleshooting & Optimization: Identify and resolve technical issues within pipelines and analyses optimize computational efficiency and ensure data integrity.

Required Qualifications:
  • Training in Bioinformatics Computational Biology Genomics Genetics Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
  • Proven strong programming skills in either Python or R is essential. (Please specify which language you are most proficient in and provide examples of your work if possible).
  • Solid understanding of next-generation sequencing (NGS) data types experimental design and common bioinformatics analysis workflows.
  • Experience with biological databases and public data repositories (e.g. NCBI Ensembl UCSC Genome Browser TCGA GTEx). Familiarity with version control systems (e.g. Git).

Preferred Qualifications :
  • Experience with cloud computing platforms (e.g. AWS GCP Azure) and containerization (e.g. Docker Singularity).
  • Proficiency with workflow management systems (e.g. Snakemake Nextflow Cromwell/WDL).
  • Experience with statistical modeling and machine learning techniques applied to biological data.
  • Knowledge of specific sequencing applications relevant to our research (e.g. single-cell genomics long-read sequencing epigenomics).
  • Experience working in a Linux/Unix environment. Familiarity with high-performance computing (HPC) clusters.




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Bioinformatics Associate 3

Education

Bachelors'

Employment Type

Full Time

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